He's moved into a region of hilariously extreme previously only occupied by cartoon villains. I read his last post in the voice of Cobra Commander._________________"Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. Iíll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman

I think he's probably 'sincere' but in a way which only makes sense to him. That he has some extremely weird views about moral development and parenting (remember his bullshit about blue collar parents?) is already well established.

s'not important though. what's important is to remember that when he believes something, there's never going to be a rational dialogue with him about it, and he'll grow more agitated and off the rails about it if you press him on it. so, in that sense, it's irrelevant if he's sincere.

You mean the reality where John Scalzi, self admitted sexist/racist, is using the most disingenuous and oldest debate tactic in the book?

and Thy has just demonstrated that he completely missed the point of the blog, i.e. that there is a continuum of degrees of isms, and not everyone is at the most extreme end: scalzi is admitting he is sexist/racist, but is trying hard not to be a sexist or a racist.

along those lines: i wonder how a child would go about equipping himself or herself with a set of parents so pure as to be uncontaminated by any racist/sexist/classist/whateverist threads there might be in their culture._________________aka: neverscared!

If the rest of the article wasn't talking about how actual racism and sexism are not trivial, you might have had a point. You probably could have avoided your misunderstanding by reading the whole article before deciding you vehemently disagree with it.

Thy Brilliance wrote:

It is a subtle way of saying that it is all right to be sexist or racist, because "everyone is a little sexist or racist, but we all strive to be better".

Actually, it's a not-at-all subtle way of saying exactly the opposite. I take back my suggestion that you read the entire article - your opposite-land reading comprehension would probably just make you misunderstand even more completely.

Thy Brilliance wrote:

I need say only this: Once the proper ideals have been instilled in a child by parents that don't lie about or shelter them from the harsh realities of life, that child is incorruptible.

And just who is this incorruptible child of destiny, with proper ideals, strengthened in body and mind and soul at an early age? Is it you? I think you think it's you.

No, no... no... don't talk to him. Wheels is right. Look up his post history. He'll just keep spinning ever more strange, extreme, and paranoid ideas at you indefinitely. He's been around forever, and we should really have a sign or something._________________"Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. Iíll do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." - Baba Brinkman

No, no... no... don't talk to him. Wheels is right. Look up his post history. He'll just keep spinning ever more strange, extreme, and paranoid ideas at you indefinitely. He's been around forever, and we should really have a sign or something.

Says the guy with a fetish for embolism.

You forgot to mention that wheels considers me to be some sort of trickster that isn't looking out for your best interests.

The latest instance of eye-opening art spectacle comes to us courtesy of Swiss artist Milo Moire. During this year's Art Cologne fair in Germany, she "gave birth" to an artwork by seemingly squeezing paint eggs out of her vagina onto an empty canvas. She did so in a very public space outside the fair, providing unsuspecting passersby with a visual overload of a nude woman laboring -- quite literally -- for the sake of art.

I'm also going to third wheels: seriously just .. if you have to experience it for yourself, try having a couple of debates with thy. find out how it works out when you disagree with him on any particular point, or challenge his view on human psychology or ethics. then remember that it's always gonna be that way and the dude is really ... like, not in a good way. since we can't get rid of him the forum really needs to try to minimize his distressing responses since he goes off the rails and this place is not good for him